Welcome to Grunt Media
From Bullets to Pixels Stories through photos.
Raw Moments. Captured Forever.
I'm Fermin Iturbide, a combat veteran turned visual storyteller. After 11 years in the Army and a lifetime of hard lessons, I now use my lens to capture truth, grit, and beauty. whether it's in a battlefield of memory or the heart of your brand. Grunt Media is my mission-driven creative studio, offering photography, videography, and branded content for individuals, businesses, and organizations that want more than stock images. they want stories that resonate.
Every shot I take has purpose. Whether you're looking for bold commercial visuals, emotional portraits, or content that tells your unique story, I’ve got you covered.
Let’s capture history that tells a story.
Photojournalism
Cars
Wildlife
AERIAL LANDSCAPES/DRONE
The Six years mission to photograph the Milky Way Galaxy.
The summer of 2020 was my first attempt at capturing. The summer of 2024, I had determine that what is stopping me from achieving greatness was due to light pollution and not operator error. But I doubt my own determination socially because where I live, yes, there is light pollution but is not any where near the pollution in Des Moines, IA. I went to Colorado for my army buddy's wedding and took the photo below. Not only it was easy for the average person ,I hardly edited the photo, I didn't touch the colors, what you see is what it came from my Canon camera. If you know anything about astrophotography and specially when trying to photograph the galaxy that you have three nights per the summer months to try and weather conditions need to perfect. three nights because that's how long the moon takes to go to its next phase, no moon, clear skies, no humidity and far way from light sources such as small town or cities.
